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Displays a list of available media destinations for the configured plotter, such
as collating, cutting, and stapling. These options are available only for plotters
that support this function.
Physical Pen Configuration Node (for Pen Plotters Only)
Controls the specific pens in the pen plotter. The lower pane of the Device
and Document Settings tab displays a table used to describe the color, width,
and speed of each pen in the plotter.
NOTE The physical pen information cannot be detected automatically; you must
provide this information for your pen plotter under Physical Pen Characteristics.
Pen Configuration Specifies settings for pen plotters.
■ Prompt for Pen Swapping: Use more than one pen while plotting on a
single-pen plotter. Under Physical Pen Characteristics, you can specify
settings for as many pens as you want. You are prompted when you need
to change pens.
■ Area Fill Correction: Enables the program to compensate for pen widths when
plotting filled areas and wide polylines. Each polygon is shrunk by half of
the width of the pen used to draw it. This option prevents the plotter from
oversizing the filled area when using a wide pen and ensures precision.
Use this option if the plot must be accurate to half the pen width, such as
in printed circuit artwork.
■ Pen Optimization Level: Reduces plot time and increases the efficiency of the
pens by optimizing the pen motion. For example, you can prevent pens
from retracing duplicate lines. If your drawing uses many colors or widths,
you can reduce the time needed to change pens by selecting Adds Pen
Sorting. Every object that uses a particular pen will be plotted before
switching to another pen. Each method in the list includes the optimization
methods preceding it in the list (except for No Optimization).
Physical Pen Characteristics To plot your drawing correctly on a pen plotter,
you need to provide information about the pens in your plotter. For each pen
in your plotter, specify a color and width. To optimize pen performance, you
can specify a speed.
NOTE This information is required; the physical pen information cannot be
detected automatically.
■ Color: Specifies the colors of the pens in your plotter. The pen color that
closely matches the object's color is selected. You can assign colors to your
pens that correspond to each object's color. Use the Color list to select one
of the following settings: No Pen, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Magenta,
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